Six French aid workers and two locals killed in ambush in Niger wildlife park

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Emmanuel Macron’s office confirms six French volunteers with ACTED relief organisation died in attack on Sunday
Gunmen on motorcycles killed six French aid workers, a Nigerien guide and a driver in a wildlife park in Niger on Sunday, officials said.
The group were attacked in a giraffe reserve 65km (40 miles) from the west African country’s capital, Niamey, the governor of Tillaberi region, Tidjani Ibrahim Katiella, told Reuters. “They were intercepted and killed,” he said. Continue reading...

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